Using the course materials, textbook, library, and Web resources, research, list, and discuss 5 specific ways in which Cesare Beccaria's work in Essays on Crimes and Punishment is still relevant to how offenders are treated in the criminal justice system today.
Assignment Guidelines:
- Research Cesare Beccaria, his contributions to penology, and his influence on modern corrections.
- In 4-6 paragraphs, address the following:
- List and explain 5 ways that his work is still relevant to corrections, criminal justice, and the treatment of offenders today.
- Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
- Post a new topic to the Discussion Board that contains your responses pertaining to the above information.
- Comment on at least 2 other students' posts, and offer and explain to them another reason, different from their original 5, why Cesare Beccaria's work is still relevant today.